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All over the
world, humans are altering the natural environment: clearing forests, ploughing fields, draining
wetlands and building cities and roads. For the individuals involved, such
activities and investments can generate valuable returns. But they also impose
costs — many spread across society — by reducing the ability of ecosystems to
provide services that sustain our lives and economies.

'Biodiversity
loss has an impact on everything from food, water and energy production, to
life-saving drug sources, to cultural and aesthetic benefits. We can no longer
take these benefits for granted', says Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive
Director of the EEA. 'Understanding the full value of what we are losing is a
precondition for halting biodiversity loss'.

Many economists believe
that the core problem is that no markets or property rights regimes exist for many
of the services that nature provides. Since we don’t pay for the services, their
value isn’t reflected in our decision-making. Judgments about whether to alter
the environment focus only on the private benefits, not the more broadly
dispersed costs.

Fortunately, the
economists also offer a response to the problem, which involves determining the
monetary value of ecosystem services. If we know the value then it can be
reflected in decision-making and guide our stewardship of the natural world. ‘The
Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity’ (TEEB) study was launched with these
considerations in mind. The latest TEEB report ‘TEEB
for Local and Regional Policy Makers’ was presented
today at an international biodiversity conference ‘Biodiversity in a
Changing World’, organised by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union.

To coincide with
the publication of the new TEEB report, the EEA presented on a map viewing
platform 35 sustainable development initiatives
where the value of ecosystem services was taken into account during the
decision phases of the initiatives.

Background
information on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity

The importance of ecosystem services for human
well-being was highlighted in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) in 2005,
which reported that at global scales, 60 % of the services examined in the
study (15 out of 24) are being degraded or used unsustainably. Human activity
has been responsible for most of the damage — largely through the effects
it has had on biodiversity and the integrity of ecological systems.

These findings were at the heart of the policy discussions during the
G8+5 Summit in May 2007, in Potsdam, Germany,
where Heads of States asked for a comprehensive evaluation of the costs of
biodiversity loss. Progress on this complex evaluation was first presented in
May 2008 by the first TEEB report on 'The economics of ecosystems and
biodiversity: An Interim Report'.

]]>FalseThe natural world provides many services that are essential for human existence and prosperity but because they’re free, we often don’t do enough to preserve them. The European Environment Agency today presents 35 initiatives compiled as part of the TEEB study, which are incorporating the economic value of ecosystem services.100putting-a-value-on-nature Putting a value on nature The natural world provides many services that are essential for human existence and prosperity but because they’re free, we often don’t do enough to preserve them. The European Environment Agency today presents 35 initiatives compiled as part of the TEEB study, which are incorporating the economic value of ecosystem services.
All over the
world, humans are altering the natural environment: clearing forests, ploughing fields, draining
wetlands and building cities and roads. For the individuals involved, such
activities and investments can generate valuable returns. But they also impose
costs — many spread across society — by reducing the ability of ecosystems to
provide services that sustain our lives and economies.
'Biodiversity
loss has an impact on everything from food, water and energy production, to
life-saving drug sources, to cultural and aesthetic benefits. We can no longer
take these benefits for granted', says Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive
Director of the EEA. 'Understanding the full value of what we are losing is a
precondition for halting biodiversity loss'.
Many economists believe
that the core problem is that no markets or property rights regimes exist for many
of the services that nature provides. Since we don’t pay for the services, their
value isn’t reflected in our decision-making. Judgments about whether to alter
the environment focus only on the private benefits, not the more broadly
dispersed costs.
Fortunately, the
economists also offer a response to the problem, which involves determining the
monetary value of ecosystem services. If we know the value then it can be
reflected in decision-making and guide our stewardship of the natural world. ‘The
Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity’ (TEEB) study was launched with these
considerations in mind. The latest TEEB report ‘ TEEB
for Local and Regional Policy Makers ’ was presented
today at an international biodiversity conference ‘Biodiversity in a
Changing World’ , organised by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union.
To coincide with
the publication of the new TEEB report, the EEA presented on a map viewing
platform 35 sustainable development initiatives
where the value of ecosystem services was taken into account during the
decision phases of the initiatives.
Background
information on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity
The importance of ecosystem services for human
well-being was highlighted in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) in 2005,
which reported that at global scales, 60 % of the services examined in the
study (15 out of 24) are being degraded or used unsustainably. Human activity
has been responsible for most of the damage — largely through the effects
it has had on biodiversity and the integrity of ecological systems.
These findings were at the heart of the policy discussions during the
G8+5 Summit in May 2007, in Potsdam, Germany,
where Heads of States asked for a comprehensive evaluation of the costs of
biodiversity loss. Progress on this complex evaluation was first presented in
May 2008 by the first TEEB report on 'The economics of ecosystems and
biodiversity: An Interim Report'.
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